[Official] Batman: Arkham Asylum

[D!ABOL!C]

I got another question.

How do you take down the titan infected guys without a baterang? It is a trophy. :p

Not sure if this is a spoiler, but i'll do it anyway. If you have the explosive spray, just lay one on the ground and line yourself up so that he runs straight into and either detonate manually, or if you have the proximity detonation it will blow up automatically. When he's stunned, lay into him with the fists.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

So I finally got a chance to play the game for more than one hour today, my prior two attempts were both under an hour, so I was not really to get involved with the game and as a result I was still up in the air about it. Now that I have played a fair amount, all I can pretty much say is it is a really good, solid game.

The whole game world itself is really thought and flushed out well. From the Riddler's Challenges, to just all the attention to little details, it is all done really well.

The visual are fantastic. They may not be the best out there technically, but the overall style is absolutely fantastic. As funny as this sounds adding something like Detective mode actually does not do the game any justice, as you wind up using it so frequently you really do not get a chance to appreciate the non detective mode visuals, and they are done really well. I think they really did a great job of making a comic book look without looking like a comic book. The game itself has a great color pallete, and again the stylization is just reallly well done. Totally helps to get immersed into the world itself.

I love the puzzles themselves. Some of them are pretty damn simple, but some of them do make you stop and think for at least a bit...

I would say the only shortcoming of the game is the combat. I just am not all that into it. While it has some depth, truth is it really is not all that deep at all.

The one and only thing I feel is a bit weak is I wish you had a little more control when you are either running or gliding. It seems like when you do one of those, the controls just get a little stiff. That is really just me nitpicking and pointing out what I feel would make this game truly overall perfect.

Finally, I love me some good creepy stuff, and so far the first encounter with Scarecrow is up there with some of the better creepy moments in gaming I have experienced. It was not like jump out of your chair creepy, but it just had a real sinister creepy vibe, especially with the audio they created.

So yeah, I can pretty much concur with all the major review sites out there, best comic book based video game to date. By far actually.

Looking forward to getting further along, but I can say right now I will NEVER come close to 100% complete, just way to much to explore and since these days my time is limited I just want to beat games.

[Massiveterra]

Last scarecrow sequence

I love it when video games break the fourth wall. This is definitely up there in one of my favorite video game moments, similar to psycho mantis. I really thought my xbox was going to Red Ring. I was screaming WTF!?!?!? Then the cut scene entered and I really thought I did something wrong because it was game over. This part was so creative."

[Minifig]

*Sigh* I wish I could afford this on Steam. :(

[smiff]

Aaaaagh. I didn't intend to get this originally, but I traded in a load of games the other week and thought I might as well get it. I loved it. Generally speaking I'm not a fan of comic book/superhero stuff, so I was apprehensive going into it. However, you don't need me to tell you how stunning this game is.

Anyway, I was going along through the game at my own steady pace, got up to the (first?) part where you enter a room where a load of gargoyles are booby-trapped with bombs.. Got bored, then left it for a few days.

I went back to have another bash the other day, only to find that my save is corrupted. I now have to start all over to get near that. Which I cannot be bothered to do. It looks like this is a pretty common problem after doing a quick google, yet I haven't spotted any mention of it here. Pretty annoying, but I'm just going to let it gather dust until Fifa10 comes out then I'm trading it in...

[Icarus ^i^]

Just saw a mention about free dlc coming next week, wonder what that'll be.

Joystiq

[Massiveterra]

Aaaaagh. I didn't intend to get this originally, but I traded in a load of games the other week and thought I might as well get it. I loved it. Generally speaking I'm not a fan of comic book/superhero stuff, so I was apprehensive going into it. However, you don't need me to tell you how stunning this game is.

Anyway, I was going along through the game at my own steady pace, got up to the (first?) part where you enter a room where a load of gargoyles are booby-trapped with bombs.. Got bored, then left it for a few days.

I went back to have another bash the other day, only to find that my save is corrupted. I now have to start all over to get near that. Which I cannot be bothered to do. It looks like this is a pretty common problem after doing a quick google, yet I haven't spotted any mention of it here. Pretty annoying, but I'm just going to let it gather dust until Fifa10 comes out then I'm trading it in...

when I first read your post I was thinking to myself...this is probably part of the game, and the scarecrow is just messing with you LOL

what does it actually say when you try to load it?

[smiff]

nothing, when I go to select my save from the main menu - It just says 'Corrupt save!' at the top of the list, where my previously fine save was.

[Neo003]

I just saw it on kotaku, I'm playing halo3 now and hate to replace the disk. Can anyone confirm that there's a message on the game dashboard about contend release in 9 days.

[ichi]

Too bad I played the game on normal, should have played it on hard... it was far too easy :(

Great game anyway, the only thing I missed is more complicated puzzles. There were all about finding hidden stuff, it would have been cool if there were some actual puzzles rather that just riddles pointing to some item or place. Or some chained puzzles where solving one would give you hints about the next one, maybe using also hints from audio records or bio data from characters :unsure: dunno, something more complex.

[Massiveterra]

I would say the only shortcoming of the game is the combat. I just am not all that into it. While it has some depth, truth is it really is not all that deep at all.

I'm not that much into hack & slash/combo games to begin with, so I never really memorized any of the combos, even if I unlocked all of them. I just find myself mashing the X button during every fight and hit Y every once in a while when it prompted me to counter

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

I'm not that much into hack & slash/combo games to begin with, so I never really memorized any of the combos, even if I unlocked all of them. I just find myself mashing the X button during every fight and hit Y every once in a while when it prompted me to counter

Well there is not even much to memorize, after 8 hits A+X throws and if you get the other upgrade B+Y does an unblockable counter move. Really is not deep, so yeah, I am just smashing away on X like a mad man and pressing Y when I see the lines above heads, that is still my one and only biggest beef with it. Honestly a game like God Of War's combat is much, much deeper, and I would have loved it if they just copied it.

So if anyone who has been holding out for the PC version, and you also may happen to need a new video card, EVGA has a deal right now if you buy one of their GeForce video cards from certain etailers you get a copy of Batman on the PC for free. More info here for anyone who might need a new video card and wants Batman for the PC.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Details & confirmation on the upcoming DLC..

http://www.vg247.com/2009/09/09/free-arkha...or-all-formats/

Released nice and fast before the big FPS come out (Y) Well done to them.

[Massiveterra]

hrm... Scarecrow challenge? I wonder what's that like? Also, why do I all of a sudden feel like listening to Alice in Chains?

[(Spork)]

ok some one help me how do i get in to the crocs room ?

im @ the start that has the 1 sniper on the ledge with about 5 or 6 pods ...... how do i get the sniper and get in to the building lol

[shakey]

My ONLY gripe with this game is how restricted batman seems to be on using his grappling hook. It's like only if the spot is a gargoyle or meets certain conditions. I just feel like I can't be batman if I can't grapple to almost any ledge :/

[Massiveterra]

ok some one help me how do i get in to the crocs room ?

im @ the start that has the 1 sniper on the ledge with about 5 or 6 pods ...... how do i get the sniper and get in to the building lol

Try to sneak on to one of the watch towers directly across from the building. Use the zip line to go across to the sniper's balcony and quickly beat down the sniper. You might even want to batarang the sniper before you zip across if you're afraid he's gonna shoot you.

[:: Lyon ::]

The only thing I hate is how the enemies are holding their ears/heads everytime they got unconscious by Batman O_o

Can't they "die" with more varieties?

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

ok some one help me how do i get in to the crocs room ?

im @ the start that has the 1 sniper on the ledge with about 5 or 6 pods ...... how do i get the sniper and get in to the building lol

Yeah I was just telling Massiveterra the other day how I keep forgetting about the line zippy thing, and this is a perfect example. I was lost for a good 10-15 minutes then it just dawned on me.

[Massiveterra]

using that item is very easy to forget. like, the sniper part was easy for me to figure out but entering the sewers...it took me forever to remember that I have it LOLOLOL

[Razorwing]

I want costumes for both story mode and challenge modes.. seriously.

[Unrealistic]

I want the Joker DLC for 360... :(

[Jimmy0]

I want the Joker DLC for 360... :(

Is it just timed exclusive or completely exclusive to the PS3?

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

There's nothing stopping them from porting it to the PC/360, i.e the studios aren't under Sony's thumb. That is unless of course they slipped them money under the table. So it could always just be timed exclusive.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Platform Exclusive

(ATTN: As confirmed by Sefton Hill of Rocksteady, the Joker will only be playable on the PS3 and will not be playable on the 360 at anytime in the future. It is a permanent PS3-only exclusive. This is due to an exclusive deal that Sony has for the video game.)

http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=91193